WWE SMACKDOWN
Wk. 4, 12/11
Pre-show: Sin Cara II points with a limp wrist, obviously mocking his face counterpart (57); Mordecai d. Zeke (60); Christian can't find Brodus anywhere (86)
-Henry comes out to talk about how he's already beaten Khali with a chair once, and is happy to do it again this Sunday! Khali comes out and yells at him in Hindi for a bit, and things are about to come to blows when Rock comes out to announce that both men have warmup matches tonight.
Rating: 73
-Match: Orton/Show v. Haas/Dibiase
Cody joins on commentary for this match, but surprisingly, no shenanigans ensue, which of course means Orton wins.
Rating: 75
-Cody hops in the ring to hype up the rivalry for the title, but gets an RKO for his troubles.
Rating: 82
-Tag Titles: Nash/X-Pac (c) v. Usos
Usos just can't get much done against the champs, and fall way short.
Rating: 66
-Harts come out to announce that they're going to get a bigger win tonight to get them ready for winning the titles this Sunday! Nash and X-Pac laugh them off.
Rating: 57
-Match: Yoshi v. Barrett
Barrett gets a big filler match win!
Rating: 64
-Match: Harts v. Carlito/Husky
The Harts make good on their word with a big win going into Sunday.
Rating: 57
-Taker is backstage. Tonight he is fighting Mark Henry. He's okay with Henry. They're part of the bygone era. But youngsters like Miz and Truth have absolutely no respect, and don't understand their place. He'll deal with them later.
Rating: 92
-Match: Ryder/Cara v. Chavo/Cara II
Intense match. Chavo gets the pin, but needs a handful of tights to do it.
Rating: 72
-Match: AJ/Gail d. Divas of Doom
Natalya might be having trouble with AJ, but now the champ is here. Beth picks up a win to seize the momentum going into TLC.
Rating: 64
-Match: Khali v. Christian
Christian comes out without Brodus, which is odd. Nevertheless, his agility (and ability to work a ten minute match without gassing) has Khali on the ropes, but then Sheamus pops up on the tron! Sheamus informs him that he's been spending some good quality time with Brodus and having a chat about bullying! The camera pans over to a bedraggled Brodus propped up in the corner. Christian is outraged by this turn of events, but calms down when Khali BRAIN CHOPs him out of his skull! Khali picks up the win in one of the saddest things I have ever booked.
Rating: 78
Great chemistry! Khali got tired.
-Sheamus is still on the tron...he laughs and puts Brodus t'rew a tayble!
Rating: 82
-I hate when pre-made storylines have steps like "IT'S A HYPE VIDEO YOU GUYS." That said, we get a four-minute recap of Sheamus/Christian.
Rating: 83
-(Non-title) Match: Taker v. Henry
They easily outdo their WM match with a barnburner of a brawl. The champ and the Phenom seem fairly evenly matched! Referee Jack Doan bumps after being in the wrong spot for an Irish Whip on Henry, and that means it's SHENANIGANS TIME! :D Sure enough, Awesome Truth come down to the ring. Henry backs off, although he's clearly not that into the idea. Nonetheless, he stands by while Awesome Truth double-team a tired Undertaker, and then cleans up the pieces afterwards for the win.
Rating: 94
-Awesome Truth stay at ringside, and slide back in after the match for more beatdown fun! However, they didn't wager on DANIEL BRYAN making the save! Mr. Money in the Bank cleans house, and then he and Taker have a tense handshake.
Rating: 83
Post-show: Rock comes out and books a match (100); Rock/Bryan d. Awesome Truth (65)
Overall: 81 SUCCESS lol angles
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